he safety briefing you get before going sailing with the Disabled Sailors Association is the best you’ll ever hear. Skipper John Douglas could have a second career in stand-up. His lifejacket explanation is laugh-out-loud funny. And John’s briefing sets the tone for the rest of the day. This is a day out where the charity beneficiaries on board relax. It’s their time. They can do as much or as little as they want of the sailing. They can take the helm and enjoy a rare moment of being in charge, or they can sit back, act silly, tell bad jokes, sing their hearts out to whatever tune they want on the stereo, and have a kip after lunch. Daily “rubbish” – as one of them puts it – can be forgotten. The Disabled Sailors Association is here to provide a
